KickOff Saturday
Kickoff Saturday turned into Kickoff Sunday, after torrential rains, strong winds and cold temperatures put a damper on all the hard work of our Competition Committee and postponed the event until the following day. Thank you to our organizers for their perseverance.
Despite Sunday's 64 F degrees and windy conditions , a good crowd attended the Mixed Doubles Exhibition match between Chicago's Mirka and Luke Bagos, and Bahamas' Neil Mactaggert and Larikah Russell, and the men's singles match between Hans Tauschhauser and Gaby Sastre. We would like to thank everyone who played and everyone who came out to watch. A fun time was had by all. Congratulations to the Bahamas team on their win, and well done Hans on your hard fought win over Gaby.
The day culminated with an excellent New Orleans feast of Jambalaya and Bourbon, Pecan Breadpudding. Both were to die for! Thank you cooks and helpers.
It was an excellent day, and yummy too!
Despite Sunday's 64 F degrees and windy conditions , a good crowd attended the Mixed Doubles Exhibition match between Chicago's Mirka and Luke Bagos, and Bahamas' Neil Mactaggert and Larikah Russell, and the men's singles match between Hans Tauschhauser and Gaby Sastre. We would like to thank everyone who played and everyone who came out to watch. A fun time was had by all. Congratulations to the Bahamas team on their win, and well done Hans on your hard fought win over Gaby.
The day culminated with an excellent New Orleans feast of Jambalaya and Bourbon, Pecan Breadpudding. Both were to die for! Thank you cooks and helpers.
It was an excellent day, and yummy too!
Past Events
Valentine Tournament
A grand time was had by all last Sunday, February 10, 2013, thanks largely to George Abrahams and his band of "we want a good-time" organizers.
Ultimately, looking silly when you play tennis is only a state of mind. The competition was ferocious and the scoring close.
Congratulations to our "Valentines" Ricky & Diane Chea who prevailed over Alex and Peggy Sokoloff.
Ultimately, looking silly when you play tennis is only a state of mind. The competition was ferocious and the scoring close.
Congratulations to our "Valentines" Ricky & Diane Chea who prevailed over Alex and Peggy Sokoloff.
Finals Begins with a Thrilling Ladies Doubles Match (March 2012)
The finals began on Friday evening with a thrilling match with three new members playing ladies doubles for the first time in our Club Championships and a veteran winner for several years.
In a three set match which featured skill, power and finesse, Sue Kimball & Peggy Sokoloff took the first set 6-4, outplaying the sister team of Kelly Kerr & Tara Mactaggart at crucial moments in the set to win by a single break. It was Kelly & Tara's turn to play steadier tennis in the second set, winning by a single break again.
It looked as though the sisters would cruise to victory as they broke early to lead in the final set 2-0, but during the all important 8th game, Sue & Peggy broke back to level the match, went on to hold their service and then break again for the 6-4 final set win.
In a three set match which featured skill, power and finesse, Sue Kimball & Peggy Sokoloff took the first set 6-4, outplaying the sister team of Kelly Kerr & Tara Mactaggart at crucial moments in the set to win by a single break. It was Kelly & Tara's turn to play steadier tennis in the second set, winning by a single break again.
It looked as though the sisters would cruise to victory as they broke early to lead in the final set 2-0, but during the all important 8th game, Sue & Peggy broke back to level the match, went on to hold their service and then break again for the 6-4 final set win.
Construction on Market Street (February 2012)
Some of you may have heard about this a couple of weeks ago. When we had the half wall on Market Street pulled down an old solid concrete court roller fell out of the wall onto the street with all the garbage that had built up over the last 60-70 years. Mike snapped the attached picture of it. There was a wrought iron push/pull handle on it which disintegrated as soon as we touched it. Without the handle it was just a concrete drum so off it went to the dump. So much for preserving ancient relics! Oh sorry ... I meant the drum not our members, they're already well preserved.
- submitted by Bill Thomson
- submitted by Bill Thomson
NLTC plays friendly match against Lyford Cay (February 2012)
On Wednesday, February 22, 2012 a group of our players were invited to play members of the Lyford Cay Tennis Club for a friendly 3.5 Club Match. The matches were closely contested with the overall result ending in a 4-4 tie. Everyone had a wonderful time and there was much talk about a return match at our club, hopefully in the near future. Individual match results are shown below.
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Barbara Kerr & Michele Hoyt-Milnes
Annabeth Maura & Jackie Tanz James Harper & Darren Ginns Bruce Fernie & John Bond Annabeth Maura & Jackie Tanz Barbara Kerr & Michele Hoyt-Milnes Bruce Fernie & John Bond James Harper & Darren Ginns |
